2008 San Antonio Missions Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 75-65
Finished 3rd in the TL's South Division
Manager: Bill Masse (75-65)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Ballpark: Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 300,267, Avg. 4,352 in 69 home dates
2008 San Antonio Missions Statistics

Playoffs - Frisco RoughRiders 3 games, San Antonio Missions 0

The San Antonio Missions of the Texas League ended the 2008 season with a record of 75 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Missions led the league with just 574 runs allowed. San Antonio scored 672 runs. Kyle Blanks paced the team with 20 home runs, while Seth Johnston walloped 15 or more, too. Kyle Blanks drove in 107 runs and topped all regular batters with a .325 average. Mike Ekstrom paced the squad with 11 wins, and Matt Buschmann registered a 2.98 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Philip Barzilla, Mike Baxter, Kyle Blanks, Greg Burke, Matt Buschmann, Mike Ekstrom, Ernesto Frieri, Steve Garrison, Chad Huffman, Sean Kazmar, José Lobatón, Wilton López, Drew Macias, Marshall McDougall, Edwin Moreno, Colt Morton, Mauro Zárate and Lance Zawadzki were all players from the 2008 San Antonio Missions who played in the Majors during their careers.

Bill Masse served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Paul AbrahamRRJanuary 10, 19806'1"225West Islip, NY US
Josh AlleyLLSeptember 6, 19835'8"180Carbondale, IL US
Manny AyalaRRNovember 6, 19846'3"225Artesia, CA US
Philip BarzillaLLJanuary 25, 19796'0"180Houston, TX US
Mike BaxterLRDecember 7, 19846'0"205Queens, NY US
Kyle BlanksRRSeptember 11, 19866'6"265Souderton, PA US
Greg BurkeRRSeptember 21, 19826'4"215Marlton, NJ US
Matt BuschmannRRFebruary 13, 19846'3"205St. Louis, MO US
Ray ChangRRAugust 24, 19836'1"195Kansas City, MO US
Peter CiofroneLRSeptember 28, 19835'10"200Nesconset, NY US
Craig CooperRLOctober 27, 19846'1"220Plainview, NY US
Gabe DeHoyosRRApril 14, 19805'11"260Carlsbad, NM US
Mike DeMarkRRMay 20, 19836'0"210Greensburg, PA US
Brett DowdyRRFebruary 22, 19826'0"190Bradenton, FL US
B. J. DubarryRRSeptember 24, 19826'2"185Westminster, CA US
Mike EkstromRRAugust 30, 19836'0"190Portland, OR US
Jon EllisRROctober 3, 19826'0"190Charleston, SC US
Stephen FarisRRJune 30, 19846'1"190Richmond, VA US
Ernesto FrieriRRJuly 19, 19856'0"205Bolivar, Bolivar CO
Steve GarrisonSLSeptember 12, 19866'1"195Trenton, NJ US
Lee GwaltneyRRMay 6, 19806'6"210Wisebaden, DE
Chad HuffmanRRApril 29, 19856'1"215Houston, TX US
Will InmanRRFebruary 6, 19875'11"220Danville, VA US
Kurt IsenbergRLJanuary 15, 19826'0"190Norfolk, VA US
Neil JamisonRRAugust 4, 19836'3"185San Diego, CA US
Seth JohnstonRRMarch 12, 19836'3"204San Antonio, TX US
Sean KazmarRRAugust 5, 19845'9"180Valdosta, GA US
José LobatónSROctober 21, 19846'1"205Acarigua, Portuguesa VE
Gabe LopezRRMarch 11, 19805'8"170Hollywood, CA US
Jesus LopezRRSeptember 12, 19876'0"185Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Wilton LópezRRJuly 19, 19836'0"200Leon, NI
Drew MaciasLLMarch 7, 19836'3"175Fontana, CA US
Marshall McDougallRRDecember 19, 19786'1"200Jacksonville, FL US
Edwin MorenoRRJuly 30, 19806'1"195El Mojan, Zulia VE
Colt MortonRRApril 10, 19826'5"230Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Dave ParrishRRJune 13, 19796'3"220Ypsilanti, MI US
Jon SchemmelRRJanuary 27, 19835'11"190Topeka, KS US
Brian SnyderRRMarch 17, 19825'10"200Tampa, FL US
Matt StoccoRRAugust 16, 19836'1"210Guelph, ON CA
Beamer WeemsRRJuly 28, 19875'10"175Virginia Beach, VA US
Mauro ZárateRRFebruary 8, 19836'1"180Valencia, Carabobo VE
Lance ZawadzkiSRMay 26, 19855'11"185Framingham, MA US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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